
The Science of Breakable Things
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Kim
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By:
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Tae Keller
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY • KIRKUS REVIEWS
The spectacular debut novel from the Newbery Award winning author of When You Trap a Tiger. This is an uplifting story about friendship, family, and the complicated science of the heart.
When Natalie’s science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, she thinks it could be the perfect solution to all of her problems. With the prize money, she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids—flowers with the resilience to survive against impossible odds. Her mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is positive that the flowers’ magic will inspire her mom to fall in love with life again.
But she can’t do it alone. Her friends step up to show her that talking about problems is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and exposing it to the sun. With their help, Natalie begins an unforgettable journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles.
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Critic reviews
An NPR Great Read of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Reader Best Book of the Month
A Brightly Best Children's and YA Books of March 2018
“Natalie is an engaging narrator whose struggles at home and with her peers ring true.”—Deborah Hopkinson, award-winning author
“Inspiring, emotional, and heartwarming.”—Melissa Savage, author of Lemons
“A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred
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I loved both the ordinary news of the narrating character and the over the top characterization of her best friend. The topic of depression was handled in an honest way, although the resolution felt somewhat rushed. Its greatest strength was in the strong narrative voice and the subtle but strong use of language. I thought the performance was beautiful and did justice to the text. overall, a great example of why good children's literature is also good literature.
Quiet, Quirky and True
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More than blue
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Great book
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Beautiful, Brilliant & Real Life.
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How the whole books just leads back on how depression effects the people around you
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Awesome.
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The title.
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Meh
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